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News9 Plus is an Indian news subscription-based over-the-top media service (OTT) service and news Production company, based out of Noida, India. [1] [2] [3] [4] It was launched by TV9 Network, who also own TV9 Telugu, TV9 Bharatvarsh, TV9 Kannada, TV9 Bangla, TV9 Marathi, and TV9 Gujarati, in February, 2022. [4] It is helmed by Barun Das and the editor is Sandeep Unnithan. [5] [6] InAugust 2023, it was announced that News9 Plus will be a part of larger News9 Mediaverse umbrella which will also include News9Live [7] with Rakesh Khar as the editor of News9 Mediaverse. [8] It turned pay in January 2024 with monthly, quarterly and annual plans.

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News9 Plus
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News9 Plus Logo 2023
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Screenshot of News9 Plus Web Platform in January 2023
Type of business Private
Type of site
News OTT
Available inEnglish
FoundedMarch, 2022
Headquarters Noida
Country of originIndia
OwnerAssociated Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd
EditorSandeep Unnithan
CEO Barun Das
Managing director Barun Das
Key people Jupally Rameswar Rao
Industry Media & Entertainment
Products Streaming media, Video on demand
Services News Production, News Distribution
URL www.news9plus.com
Users 100K+
Current statusActive

TV9's News9 Plus, an English video news magazine, is a separate app. It is the digital descendant of News9, the Network's erstwhile English news channel based out of Bengaluru. It offers the depth and gravitas of news magazines but with the production qualities and story-telling techniques of OTT platforms. [9] In August 2023, Barun Das said it was part of News9 Mediaverse in an interview with Mint. [10] The CEO of Prasar Bharati, Shashi Shekhar Vempati called it the Future of News Industry. [11]

The format of the episodes focuses on influencers from various fields. Some of the people to have featured are Bhaichung Bhutia, Vijay Deverakonda, Amitabh Kant, David Cameron, [12] Hardeep Singh Puri, Arnab Goswami, [13] media baron Subhash Chandra [14] among many others.

Award Winning Shows

Sno.ShowRelease DateNotes
1.Duologue with Barun Das featuring Vijay Deverakonda 25 Aug, 2022Afaqs! The Future of News Awards 2022 for

Best Set Design Award for Design and Packaging (Silver) [15]

2.The Monk-ster27 Jul, 2022Afaqs! The Future of News Awards 2022 for

Best Business Programme (Silver) [15]

3.Bringing Down the Towers10 Aug, 2022Afaqs! The Future of News Awards 2022 for

Best Breaking Story (Bronze)

4.White Froth, Black Truth9 Jun, 2022Afaqs! The Future of News Awards 2022 for

Best Follow Up Reporting (Bronze)

5.The Killing Fields of Bengal9 Jun, 2022Afaqs! The Future of News Awards 2022 for

Best Rural Reporting (Bronze)

6.Nepal's Saffron Surge3 Jun, 2022Afaqs! The Future of News Awards 2022 for

Best Current Affairs Programme (Bronze)

7.Hijab ban: The distorted debate9 Jun, 2022Afaqs! The Future of News Awards 2022 for

Best Show Identity (Bronze)

Notable Shows

See also

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